Notes / FIELDNOTES
A place for unfinished thoughts.
Keep an idea close without asking it to become a project immediately.
Capture the useful fragment
An idea does not need a complete plan to deserve a place. Record the part that caught your attention and enough context to remember why it mattered.
A few honest sentences can be more helpful than a polished outline written too early.
Return with a fresh question
Read the note after a little time has passed. Ask what remains interesting, what changed and whether there is a small next step.
Some ideas become projects. Others simply help you understand the work already in front of you. Both can be valuable.
Let some ideas rest
A notebook can hold possibilities without turning them all into obligations. Keep a clear distinction between an observation and a commitment.
Make room for an idea to develop at its own pace. Attention is useful; urgency is not always necessary.
Give the important things a clear place, and enough room to be understood.